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Muschamp, Pictet, Jullien, Professor Blachier, Dr. Denso, and others, 

 lepidopterological science owes a debt of gratitude, and we look to a 

 bright future in continuation of so excellent a commencement. All 

 students of European lepidoptera will want this publication. The 

 principal papers in the current part are " Contribution to the study of 

 Palaearctic Sphingid hybrids," by Dr. Denso ; " Diapauses chez les 

 lepidopteres," by Mr. A. Pictet; "Note on Scirpophaga praelata," by 

 Mr. M. Rehfous ; " Variation restricted to one sex only," by Mr. P. 

 A. H. Muschamp ; and " A hermaphrodite of Malacosoma apicola," by 

 the same author, all exceedingly thoughtful and well done, whilst, in 

 addition, there are interesting notes on Varieties and Aberrations by 

 Messrs. Culot, Jullien, Muschamp, and Eeverdin. Theilluttrations, too, 

 are excellent. We congratulate the Society on its excellent production. 



Dr. Joy describes (Ent. Mo. Mag.) Hydraena britteni, a beetle new 

 to science, from specimens taken on Newton Moss, at Eadenhall and 

 Bally castle. It is most closely allied to H. riparia, but has hitherto 

 been mixed in British collections with H. nigrita. 



It is with the greatest regret that we have to record the death, on 

 February 28th last, of Mr. J. E. Robson, of Hartlepool, at the age of 

 74. One of the old school of lepidopterists, he tried to interest young 

 entomologists, more particularly in held work, and for some years ran 

 the Young Naturalist, later changed to the British Naturalist, but which 

 he finally had to allow to fall through. His only other entomological 

 work has, we think, apart from occasional notes and observations, been 

 the Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Northumberland and Durham, of 

 which three parts have been issued. He loathed the modern ento- 

 mology, and hated anything in the way of names differing from those 

 of the "Doubleday List" with no common hatred. Of late years, 

 therefore, his interest in entomology had greatly waned, and one can 

 only regret that his favourite pursuit hardly yielded him the over- 

 whelming pleasure and solace that it does so many of its votaries 

 in their old age, especially those who, remaining mentally young, and 

 thus capable of appreciating the necessity of change when progress is 

 marked, are able to obtain a full measure of mental pleasure from a 

 continuation of their study as a science, long after their physical strength 

 ceases to allow them to do so much active work, either in the direction of 

 increasing their collections or of making actual observations in the field. 



We have also to notice, with regret, the death of Mr. W. J. Cross, 

 of Ely, on March 20th, at the age of 73. For almost the whole of his 

 life he has collected lepidoptera, but his recorded work has been 

 practically nil, and one finds only an occasional observation noted in 

 the magazines. He appears, indeed, to have published practically 

 nothing, and tbe formation of a collection appears to be the only result 

 of his labour. 



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South London Entomological Society. — February 28th, 1907. — 

 Exhibits. — Hastula hyerana. — Pupa showing the pupal jaws. 

 Leioptilus carphodactyla. — A plume new to Britain, taken by 

 Mr. Purdey at Folkestone. Pekonea cristana. — Some line varieties, 

 including tbe rare aberration oumpiana, Dr. T. A. Chapman. Satyrus 

 semele. — An extremely pallid specimen, taken near Canterbury, 

 Mr. South. Dicranura bicuspis. — Cocoons on birch-bark overgrown 



